Fan Casting Joel Grey as Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025)

peterandreyev made this fan casting suggestion on June 24, 2025. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Joel Grey as Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025)

Joel GreyUnited States

93 years old
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is an American stage and screen actor, singer, and dancer, best known for his role as the Master of Ceremonies in both the st...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025)

If it was made 20 years later
Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other children win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.
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Joel Grey is known for his roles in tick, tick... BOOM!, Dancer in the Dark, and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. He has been suggested by fans for 76 roles on myCast, including The Duke of Weselton in Frozen. Similar actors include John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, and Jeremy Irons. Joel Grey was suggested to play Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025) by peterandreyev. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Richard Gere, Bill Nighy, and Martin Short. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025) has 15 roles, including Mrs. Beauregarde, Willy Wonka, and Mr. Bucket.

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